Alabama Transfer Portal prize from a year ago is leaving Crimson Tide after 1 season

The biggest prize of what turned out to be a massively disappointing Transfer Portal class from a year ago for Nate Oats is re-entering the portal after one season in Tuscaloosa.

Former Florida State transfer Taylor Bol Bowen will enter the portal when it officially opens on Tuesday, according to On3's Joe Tipton:

Alabama PF Taylor Bol Bowen is headed back to the Transfer Portal

Bol Bowen got off to a strong start in Tuscaloosa, putting up a big performance in the Crimson Tide's road win over St. John's in November. But his overall season was disappointing relative to the expectations that he arrived with.

Part of that was due to injuries, as the Florida State transfer dealt with various lingering issues throughout the season that limited his effectiveness.

Part of it was also a struggle to hold up against bigger frontcourts. Bol Bowen was asked to play the four and five spots in Tuscaloosa, when he is probably ideally suited for the three and four. The issue, along with Alabama's lack of size in the frontcourt, was that TBB was never a good enough shooter for Alabama to log minutes at the three.

After shooting 41% at Florida State as a sophomore, Bol Bowen connected on just 30% of his threes with the Crimson Tide.

Oats wants to get bigger in the frontcourt this offseason, so Bol Bowen always seemed like a potential roster casualty.

Bol Bowen came to Tuscaloosa as the expected starter at the four spot, but he ultimately started only 11 of the 30 games he played in. Freshman London Jemison passed him on the depth chart and is a guy the Crimson Tide will certainly prioritize to keep over Bol Bowen.

TBB is a good player, however, and will find a long list of suitors in the Transfer Portal. He'll find a system he's ultimately better suited for than the one he tried to play in at Alabama.